of the Council of Maryland, 1777. 309

Monday July 7^th 1777

Present as on Saturday except M^r Sim & M^r Lee. M^r
Rugcrs Attended
Ordered, That the western shore Treasurer pay to Cap^t.
Coward twenty pounds on Account
That the said Treasurer pay to William Jacob one hundred
& Ninty two pounds, seven shillings and seven pence Curr^y
Am^t of Acc^t
Commission of Lre of Marque & Reprisal issued to Thomas
Steel Master of the Privateer Schooner called the Beggars
Benison, mounting six Carriage Guns navigated with Six men
belonging to William Hammond, Thomas Russell, Statia Hep-
bourn of Baltimore County and James & Joseph Williams of
Annapolis.
Cap^t. Wright, As the small pox is at Cambridge and you
are informed some of Col^o Richardson's Regiment have it, you
are not to march your Company to join him till he moves to
Salisbury or its neighbourhood which we expect will be soon.
Commission's issued to Robert Wright app^d Cap^t: of a
Company of Militia of this State embodied under the late
Resolution of Congress.
Thomas Clymer app^d Ensign in same Comp^y
James Jn^o Skinner Lieut in the Matrosses, app^a second
Lieut in Adam Groshes Comp^y of Gunbys Regiment in the
room of Edward Clayton who hath accepted a Commission in
one of the sixteen Regiments
That the western shore Treasurer pay to Michael Foy
seventeen pounds, Ten shillings Curr^y due on Acc^t passed.
That the said Treasurer pay to John Williams fifteen pounds
seventeen shillings and five pence due on Acc^t passed.

C. B.

[Council to J. Seney.]

In Council Annapolis 7^th July 1777.
Sir
Cap^t Wright informs us you have a small Sum about £35.
of Public Money in your Hands, and that the Purchase Money
is yet due to several Persons from this Committee for Guns
bought by them last Year for the Flying Camp. You will
therefore pay into the Hands of Sol^o Wright Esq^r who was
Chairman of the Committee, the Public Money in your
Hands, to be by him applied in Discharge of those Claims and
accounted for. We are &^ca
M^r John Seney
Queen Ann's Co^ty

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